How to heat your cat’s bed for free
If you have a television ‘set top box’ of some sort such as, in the UK, a Sky satellite receiver, you will notice that it emits quite a lot of heat on standby and...
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Why do cats circle before laying down to sleep?
The answer to the question in the title looks as if it is common sense but before I discuss it, it should be said that not all cats circle all the time when settling...
Picture of a tormented ginger tabby cat
Tormented or about to fall asleep! The picture does give the impression that he is really troubled with a challenging, profound and philosophical question. Tormented. But I don’t think so. It is just that...
Do feral cats sleep as much as domestic cats?
I’m sure that you can answer the question without much thought. Common sense dictates that feral cats do not sleep as much as domestic cats. The reason: they have to survive on their wits....
Polyphasic sleep in domestic cats
Domestic cats are polyphasic sleepers. Humans normally engage in monophasic sleep – sleeping once at night for about 8 hours. Sometimes humans sleep in 2 periods over the course of 24 hours: once at...
How Much do Kittens Sleep? Tips to Help Your Kitten Sleep Well
If you have a kitten at home you will know that kittens sleep A LOT. Kittens are pro nappers, claiming any spot in the house and hour of the day for a nap. For...
Do cats sleep more in winter?
Indoor/outdoor domestic cats are likely to sleep more in winter. I explain why…. Of course, I am referring to domestic cats. There will be a difference between domestic cats and wild cats because the...
Why do cats and dogs fall asleep so much faster than humans?
The first point to make is that some humans fall asleep as fast as cats and dogs. It is difficult to generalise. You could tackle the question from the other end and ask why...
We can learn about flexible sleeping patterns from our domestic cat companions
Humans are very strongly habituated to sleeping in one continuous session during the night. The domestic cat tends to sleep at any time whenever they are tired. The former is very rigid and the...
Why do cats sleep so much? Seven facts about sleeping cats
Cats sleep about twice as much as humans because this is the typical sleeping pattern of a highly efficient predator. The domestic cat has time on his hands and uses the time to sleep...
For domestic cats sleeping is a survival activity
This is just an instinctive thought about the domestication of the cat in 2017. The amount of time that your cat sleeps depends upon how bored or unchalleneged he/she is. People criticise domestic cats...
Sleepy Cat’s Rapid Wake Up When Food is Mentioned
Does your cat wake up this rapidly? I think the answer has to be Yes, definitely. The description for the video is: “…the word ‘food’ was uttered. This video shows Milk’s adorable reaction, followed...
Confessions of an Insomniac Cat Lover
I can’t remember the last time I really had a good night’s sleep. It seems that the older I get, the more that sleep eludes me. To make matters even worse, there are those...
How Long Do Cats Sleep? The Truth
Here is the truth about how long cats sleep. There is a lot of incorrect information on the internet about how long cats sleep. Nearly all the articles exaggerate the amount of time a...
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